diff --git a/app/helpers/repositories_helper.rb b/app/helpers/repositories_helper.rb
index 17ce33f99..f32bef51b 100644
--- a/app/helpers/repositories_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/repositories_helper.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ module RepositoriesHelper
 
   def user_commit_rep(mail)
     user = User.find_by_mail(mail)
+    user.nil? ? User.find(2) :  User.find_by_mail(mail)
   end
 
   def render_properties(properties)